bsmphilly.com Topics: estate tax in the united stateshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/estate-tax-in-the-united-states/?utm_medium=RSS2014-08-13T19:05:48-05:00City collecting millions more from tax delinquents2014-08-13T19:05:48-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/13/city-collecting-millions-more-tax-delinquents/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>If there is one thing that ticks Philadelphians off, it&rsquo;s taxes, and if there&rsquo;s something that makes them really see red, it&rsquo;s that a lot of people seem to get away with not paying any.</p> <p>But, according to the city controller&rsquo;s office, more people are paying up and they&rsquo;re paying ...Legislators call for tax fairness2014-01-15T18:52:27-05:00Sen. Mike Stack and Rep. Mike McGeehanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/15/legislators-call-tax-fairness/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>We need tax fairness to ensure that tax deadbeats pay what they owe, and homeowners do not receive yearly property tax hikes. More than a year ago, we gathered with neighbors in Tacony to push for tax fairness and we went to work in the General Assembly. Recently, two bills ...Property owners report incorrect taxes2014-01-01T20:27:05-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/1/property-owners-report-incorrect-taxes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Marvin Lewis was one of the lucky ones, or, so he thought. The Fairfield Street resident in November was informed that the assessment on his home would be knocked down almost $14,000.</p> <p>Multiply that figure by the city&rsquo;s 1.34 percent real estate tax rate and you see that Lewis expected ...‘We need tax fairness’2013-12-18T20:11:07-05:00Sen. Mike Stack and Rep. Mike McGeehanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/18/we-need-tax-fairness/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>We need tax fairness to ensure that tax deadbeats pay what they owe, and homeowners do not receive yearly property tax hikes. More than a year ago, we gathered with neighbors in Tacony to push for tax fairness and we went to work in the General Assembly. Recently, two bills ...More than 220K approved for Homestead Exemption2013-10-16T18:08:56-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/16/more-220k-approved-homestead-exemption/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>More than 220,000 Philadelphia homeowners will get real estate tax breaks next year because they have been approved for the $30,000 Homestead Exemption.</p> <p>A property owner who has the exemption will see his 2014 city property taxes reduced by about $400.</p> <p>More than 300,000 owners who live in their own ...City mailing property assessment reviews2013-08-21T17:56:33-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/aug/21/city-mailing-property-assessment-reviews3/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Homeowners who asked the city to lower their new property assessments should start checking their mailboxes and calendars.</p> <p>About half of the 17,000 completed property value reviews are in the mail, said Michael Piper, the city&rsquo;s deputy chief assessment officer.</p> <p>However, the Office of Property Assessment received almost 50,000 requests ...City mailing property assessment reviews2013-08-21T16:49:33-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/aug/21/city-mailing-property-assessment-reviews22/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Homeowners who asked the city to lower their new property assessments should start checking their mailboxes and calendars.</p> <p>About half of the 17,000 completed property value reviews are in the mail, said Michael Piper, the city&rsquo;s deputy chief assessment officer.</p> <p>However, the Office of Property Assessment received almost 50,000 requests ...City tax revenues rose $200 million2013-07-31T21:05:40-05:00Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/31/city-tax-revenues-rose-200-million/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>City tax revenues rose $200 million during the fiscal year that just ended, the city controller said Monday.</p> <p>The 2013 fiscal year that ended June 30 saw revenue increases for almost every city tax, City Controller Alan Butkovitz stated in a news release.</p> <p>The realty transfer tax brought in $28 ...O&#039;Neill&#039;s prepping to fight $$$ proposals2012-03-21T17:57:00-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/mar/21/4904-o-neill-s-prepping-to-fight-proposals.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>City Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill doesn&rsquo;t need to rally public opinion in opposition to Mayor Michael Nutter&rsquo;s proposed property tax increases.</p> <p>Nor does O&rsquo;Neill &mdash; a Republican from the Far Northeast and Council&rsquo;s minority-party leader &mdash; have to convince his constituents that the Philadelphia Water Department&rsquo;s planned rate hikes will ...O’Neill has bad feeling about ‘temporary’ tax2011-07-20T13:02:00-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jul/20/3428-o%E2%80%99neill-has-bad-feeling-about-%E2%80%98temporary%E2%80%99-tax.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill lost one big City Hall battle last month when his fellow Council members passed a second real-estate tax increase in as many years at the urging of Mayor Michael Nutter.</p> <p>During last week&rsquo;s meeting of the Fox Chase Homeowners Association and Fox Chase Town Watch, O&rsquo;Neill (R-10th ...Letters to the editor, June 30, 20112011-06-28T19:58:00-05:00Our readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jun/28/3301-letters-to-the-editor-june-30-2011.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--></p> <p><strong>Free lunches for kids are food for thought</strong></p> <p>I heard on the news that Mayor Nutter has established a program to provide free lunch for the city&rsquo;s children this summer. He said that no child in Philadelphia should go hungry.</p> <p>At first I thought he was talking about a ...